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Benjamin Williams LeaderA British Victorian 19th century landscape with heather in a moorland setting1860
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- Creator:Benjamin Williams Leader (1831 - 1923, English)
- Creation Year:1860
- Dimensions:Height: 14 in (35.56 cm)Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Woodbury, CT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU50731620713
Benjamin Williams Leader
Benjamin Williams Leader entered the Royal Academy Schools from 1856 and exhibited his first painting at the summer exhibition the following year. Leader would go on to become one of the most celebrated landscape artists of the Victorian age and at the height of his fame his paintings commanded the highest prices of any British artist. He exhibited at the Royal Academy every year from 1857 to 1922, an unbroken 65 continuous years, which still stands as a record today. Benjamin Williams Leader was elected as an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1883, and an Academician in 1898. He also exhibited abroad, winning a gold medal at the Paris Salon and awarded the Legion of Honour in 1889. Examples of Leader’s work can be seen in Birmingham and Manchester Art Galleries, and the Victoria and Albert Museum and Tate Gallery in London.
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